NEW YORK STATE TEACHER CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS - …

NEW YORK STATE TEACHER CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

Changes to the NYS Certification Exams

Initial Certification for Teachers

Current Exams

To be taken by those who are applying for initial certification with all requirements completed on or before 4/30/14

New Exams

To be taken by those who are applying for initial certification on or after 5/1/14

Assessment of Teaching SkillsWritten

Liberal Arts and Science Test Content Specialty Tests

Ed TPA ? Teaching Performance Assessment

(operational F 2013)

Educating All Students Test (F 2013) Academic Literacy Skills Test (F 2013) Revised Content Specialty Tests (F 2014)

Who will these changes affect?

Students who are student teaching in the fall of 2013 but not graduating until the spring of 2014.

Students who are student teaching in the spring of 2014 and thereafter.

New York Certification Exam Requirements by Graduate Date

What is the ALST?

The Academic Literacy Skills Test addresses 2 competencies:

1. READING - understanding complex texts.

40 selected response items 40% of the total score for the test.

2.WRITING to SOURCES ? integrate ideas and produce clear, cohesive writing.

3 constructed response times 60 % of the total score for the test

150 minutes are allotted to take the exam.

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